i went to penn, and it's nice to see someone else from penn in this town doing this kind of work and doing it in a cutting edge and honest way, and i also want to recognize ambassador cohen who clearly had the hardest job in the israel foreign ministry being the ambassador from israel. it's a testament that you're still here. anyway, it was interesting to me that when rob contacted me about doing this, the wanted to call this session, egypt on the brink again. and not only does this have the benefit of being true, yet again, but it's a particularly apt description of what we're likely to see in egypt for the foreseeable future. and not only is it what we see in egypt for the future but it's perfectly consistent with egypt's modern history, and the central drama in egypt is the egyptian political history. rob asked me to keep my remarks focused on the current situation. i can't help myself and i have to digress into some of the scenes of the struggle because i think they reflect well on what is likely to health it's clear that what we're seeing now at this moment in egypt is a reflect